Extract from
Committee stage (Lords)(day 1) of the Space Industry
Bill
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Transport (Lord Callanan) (Con):...The UK recognises—we
are in agreement with the EASA on this point—that as soon as the
suborbital operation starts and finishes in two separate locations,
it may be considered to be public transport and subject to the full
weight of European aviation rules. Although the Government’s
intention is to continue to work closely with the EASA whatever the
outcome of EU negotiations, we need to ensure that in doing so the
UK retains a degree of flexibility to develop its own regulatory
framework, drawing on the best practice from those states that
already conduct commercial launches, such as the US
and India, as well as from other European
states...
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Home Office Questions
Sir (Twickenham) (LD):
What response have the Government given to the Government of
India, who have made it clear that any post-Brexit trade deal is
conditional on greatly expanding the number of student and other
visas?
The Minister for Immigration (Brandon Lewis):
Obviously, as I said in answer to the first question from the
hon. Member for Dundee West (Chris Law), we continue to encourage
international students to come here. It is good to see that
universities in this country saw a 5% rise last year. That is
good for the economy, good for universities and good for our
society.
